Anna Dandler was the daughter of the singer Carl Dandler and
his wife Anna Dandler-Rueff. Her father was choral conductor
at the Hoftheater in Stuttgart.

When she was fifteen
years opld she attracted the attention of Clara Ziegler and
she recommended her to Ernst von Possart. In 1880 Anna was engaged
at the Hoftheater in München, where she debuted in Schiller's
"Wallenstein". In Munich she played many important parts over
the years.

Apart from her career in the theatre she
also appeared in the movies "Das Fräulein von Scuderi" (1919)
and "Dämon Weib" (1920).

Images

The grave of Anna Dandler at the Alte Südfriedhof, München.Picture by Androom (22 Aug 2008)